diff --git a/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/ContentProcessor.java b/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/ContentProcessor.java
index 96bcb7b1..12e8caaa 100644
--- a/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/ContentProcessor.java
+++ b/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/ContentProcessor.java
@@ -43,6 +43,10 @@ public void process() {
             push(Mode.Raw);
          } else if (regionMatches("@endraw") && currentMode == Mode.Raw) {
             pop();
+         } else if (regionMatches("<%--") && currentMode == Mode.Content) {
+            push(Mode.Comment);
+         } else if (regionMatches("--%>") && currentMode == Mode.Comment) {
+            pop();
          }
       }
 
@@ -79,6 +83,7 @@ private enum Mode {
       Code,
       Content,
       Raw,
+      Comment,
       ;
 
       boolean isContentBlockAllowed() {
diff --git a/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/TemplateParser.java b/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/TemplateParser.java
index ce9ec162..136a5065 100644
--- a/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/TemplateParser.java
+++ b/jte/src/main/java/gg/jte/compiler/TemplateParser.java
@@ -148,7 +148,9 @@ private void doParse(int startingDepth) {
             } else if (currentMode == Mode.Comment) {
                 if (regionMatches("--%>")) {
                     pop();
-                    lastIndex = i + 1;
+                    if (currentMode == Mode.Text) {
+                        lastIndex = i + 1;
+                    }
                 }
             } else if (currentMode == Mode.HtmlComment) {
                 if (regionMatches("-->")) {
@@ -403,7 +405,7 @@ private int getCurrentTemplateLine() {
     }
 
     private boolean isCommentAllowed() {
-        return currentMode == Mode.Text;
+        return currentMode == Mode.Text || currentMode == Mode.Content;
     }
 
     private boolean isParamOrImportAllowed() {
@@ -621,7 +623,9 @@ private void extractHtmlCodePart() {
 
     private void extractComment(Mode mode, int startIndex) {
         if (paramsComplete || areParamsComplete(startIndex)) {
-            extractTextPart(startIndex, mode);
+            if (currentMode == Mode.Text) {
+                extractTextPart(startIndex, mode);
+            }
         }
         push(mode);
     }
diff --git a/jte/src/test/java/gg/jte/TemplateEngineTest.java b/jte/src/test/java/gg/jte/TemplateEngineTest.java
index 18d69e5c..f55406bc 100644
--- a/jte/src/test/java/gg/jte/TemplateEngineTest.java
+++ b/jte/src/test/java/gg/jte/TemplateEngineTest.java
@@ -791,6 +791,18 @@ void htmlCommentInPlainTemplate() {
         thenOutputIs("Hello<!--This is an HTML comment--> World");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void commentWithBacktickInContentBlock() {
+        givenTemplate("""
+              !{var content = @`<%--`--%>Hello there!`;}
+              ${content}
+              """);
+        thenOutputIs("""
+              
+              Hello there!
+              """);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void importInCss() {
         givenTemplate("<style type=\"text/css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" media=\"all\">\n" +